“Did You Know” Trivia Game 6

“Did You Know” Trivia Challenge, Series 2.
This trivia challenge tests your knowledge of the countries that Author Lois Joy Hofmann visited with her husband while circumnavigating the world on their 43-foot catamaran.Her award-winning Trilogy, In Search of Adventure and Moments of Bliss is now available for sale.
Scoring: 25 questions in this challenge:
Stowaway =1-12 correct, Frequent Traveler =13-18 correct, World Navigator = 19-25 correct.

The Marquesas Islands are comprised of _________ hence the dramatic, plunging landscape.

6 lakes

12 volcanoes

8 rivers

The atoll Tetiaroa is also known as…

Sterling Hayden's favorite port

The place where the bikini was discovered

Marlon Brando’s private island

Which is the largest atoll in the world?

Rangiroa

Raiatea

Bora Bora

Bora Bora is known as The Romantic Island, Moorea as The Magical Island and Tahiti is known as...

The queen of the Pacific

The old man in the sea

The sunset island

What english word is derived from the Tahitian word ‘tatau’

Tartar

Tatoo

Tiara

The Marquesas have been home to famous artists, writers and explorers including ...

Ernest Hemingway, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, and Mata Hari

Robert Louis Stevenson, Herman Melville and Paul Gauguin

Stephen Crane, Emily Dickinson, and Alphonse Mucha

Those who have never "crossed the line” (the equator) are referred to as…

Sea Pups

Water Kiddies

Pollywogs

In all of Polynesia, the Marquesas suffered the greatest population decline from…

Diseases brought in by Western explorers

Battles fought with Western explorers

Intermarriage with Western explorers

Those who have "crossed the line” (the equator) are referred to as…

Mariners True

Big Pond People

Trusty Shellbacks

The Marquesas is famous for having an unusual marriage practice, is it...

Polygamy (one Man many wives)

Open Marriage (non-monagamous relationships)

Polyandry (one woman two husbands)

Where is the largest chain of atolls in the world?

The Philipines

Jakarta

The Tuamotu Archipelago

Which of these is an important part of the Marquesan culture?

Tattoos

Poetry

Cheese making

Tahiti is one of the most exclusive destinations in the world! As such it gets…

As many tourists in a year as Hawaii gets in a day

As many tourists in a month as Hawaii gets in a day

As many tourists in a week as Hawaii gets in a day

What is an Atoll?

A very old island

A ring-shaped reef, island, or chain of islands formed of coral

A bunch of small rocks that form a dock

Which of these are missing in French Polynesia?

Caterpillars and rodents

Flying Insects and frogs

Poisonous snakes or insects

Which of these explorers never visited The Tuomotus Archipeligo?

John Cabot

Captain Cook

Tupac Inca Yupanqui

Almost half the world's__________are concentrated on the equator in just three countries...

Rainforests with Brazil, Congo and Indonesia.

Mountains with Gabon, Republic of the Congo, and Uganda

Deserts with Somalia, Indonesia, and Ecuador

In the Marquesas the Hofmann's encountered a special fruit called…

The Noni Fruit

The Maka Fruit

The Wala berry

Who was the first European to discover the Tuomotus Archipeligo?

Captain Cook

Vasco da Gama

Magellan

What tv series was filmed on the Marquesas?

The TV series – Survivor 4 – was filmed on the Marquesas Islands

Hawaii Five O often used the Marquesas as a stand in for Hawaii because of budget constraints

Gilligan's Island

Which Noted French artist spent the last years of his life in the Marquesas?

Édouard Manet

Paul Gauguin

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

The Marquesas islands were given their name by the Spanish explorer...

Álvaro de Mendaña

Rodrigo de Jerez

Juan Núñez de Prado

Who is the Greek and Roman god of the sea?

Neptune and Poseidon

Athena and Minerva

Mars and Ares

Living in the Marquesas inspired American novelist Herman Melville’s first book,

Benito Cereno

Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life

Moby Dick

There is a large Chinese community in Tahiti, so when a Tahitian says they are going to ‘la Chine’, it means…